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Healthcare Contracts Connecting Lords and MPs

This list represents private healthcare
companies that are financially linked to Lords and MPs from all parties that
have won contracts since the government announced the white paper Equity and
Excellence: Liberating the NHS, which in turn led to the Health and Social Care
Act.

Note: this list is relevant to the connections held by parliamentarians at the time of their voting on the Health and Social Care bill.

The list
is taken from the research of recent or present financial links to companies
involved in healthcare carried out by Social Investigations as the Lords voted
on the bill.

This list is just the beginning so if you
spot a contract that relates to a Lord or MP on the list,
preferably in a prominent position, then please do bring it to my attention at
andrewfiskar (at) gmail.com – providing the company, the MP and Lord and the
contract detail with a link.

If you use the research, then make sure you quote Social Investigations as your source.

Many thanks

Social Investigations

Company: Interserve

Lord: Lord Blackwell Role: Chairman

NHS link: The Health sector makes up
over half of their revenue with PFI contracts worth £1.269bn - a new contract
awarded in December 2012, to run 550 NHS buildings in the area of
Leicestershire and Rutland worth around £300 million. More
on the company and the Lord. Voted on and with the government on the Health and Social Care bill.

NHS
link: In November 2011 Became first company to win contract
to run a NHS hospital in a franchise deal worth £31 million over 10 years - is
owned by companies and investment funds registered in the British Virgin
Islands, Jersey and the Cayman Islands. Voted on with the government on the Health and Social care bill

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company:Tunstall who
are owned by Charterhouse Development Capital LtdLord: Lord Patten and
Lord Patten of Barnes Role: Senior advisor and advisorNHS link: Tunstall is a telehealth
company, which uses technology to remotely deal with patients. The managing
director Simon Arnold, told
the Yorkshire Post that ‘the changes to the way the NHS operates presented a
number of opportunities for Tunstall.’ The company works most councils and previously held contracts
with 95 PCTs. These have now been transferred to the Clinical Commissioning Groups.

Lord Patten voted on and with the government on the Health and Social care bill. Lord Patten of Barnes did not.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Company: Cumberlege Eden & PartnersBaroness: Baroness CumberlegeRole: OwnerNHS link: Runs training courses for NHS staff across the spectrum.Has made money from offering courses to the new CCGs.
£1,200 +VAT for a one-day course for Horsham and Mid-Sussex and
Hastings and Rother CCGs. Paid £12,896 from NHS South-Eastern Hampshire
and NHS Fareham and Gosport CCGs via a bursary from NHS South-Central
SHA for one-day course on 'Understanding Politics Masterclass.'

Voted, debated and made amendments in Health and Social care bill process. Moved her company into an alliance that was able to tender for contracts to assist shadow CCGs, before the bill had become an Act. See article on her here.

NHS
link: Run GP out of hours services in which it fiddled
data – community healthcare services from NHS Suffolk for £140 million – cut jobs GSTS
Pathology laboratories King’s College and St Thomas hospitals – contract
for consortium £800 million – needed bailing
out. Voted with opposition.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Company: Care UKMP: Andrew Lansley – received
£21,000 to run his office from then Chairman of Care UK John Nash when he was
shadow health secretary. John Nash was chairman of Care UK at the time. Co-wrote the white-paper that led to the Health and Social care Act. Voted on the legislation with the government.

MP: Nick Herbert - Received donations from Caroline Nash - Ms Nash is the wife of John Nash
who also funded Lansley's office when he was shadow health minister. The
donations were £15,000 in 2008 and in 2009. Voted on the Health and Social Care bill legislation with government.

MP: David Ruffley – also received a £10,000 donation from Caroline Nash
in 2009 - Now Care UK have won contracts in his constituency. Votedon the Health and Social Care bill legislation with government.

MP: Chris Skidmore - Received £5,000 to his office in run up to the election
in 2010 from Caroline Nash. Votedon the Health and Social Care Bill with government.

Lord: Lord Nash – former Chairman of Care UK he and wife donated to Lansley, Herbert Ruffley - made a Lord 21st January 2013. Lord: Lord Patten of Barnes –
advisor to Bridgepoint who purchased
Care UK in 2010

NHS
Links: Operates NHS treatment centres, walk-in centres
and mental health services across England, is reducing its tax liability by routing £8m a year in
interest payments on loan notes issued in the Channel Islands.

Purchased GP out-of-hour service Harmoni
for £48 million. Harmoni, is a former GP co-operative, which was the largest
private firm providing out-of-hours services and won 12 NHS contracts to run
the new non-emergency 111 health phone lines – at the time it beat a joint bid
from Care UK and Capita. In 2011, it had revenues of £100m from the NHS.

In 2013 – Care UK won a contract
in MP David Ruffley’s constituency to take control of Suffolk’s 16
Council-owned care homes.

NHS
links: Beachcroft are a leading legal advisor to
the healthcare sector. Beachcroft moved
their company into an alliance led by Capita to develop the shadow Clinical
Commissioning Groups as Lord Hunt of Wirral was voting on the bill.In July 2011, Beachcroft were part of a legal consortium that won a £20 million contract to provide legal services for procurement for more than 100 NHS organisations.

Company wrote legal letter to
whistleblower Gary Walker threatening him with legal implications if he spoke
out in any interviews to the media. Voted on the Health and Social Care Bill with the government.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company:
Marsh & McLennan
Companies

Lord: Lord Lang of Monkton and Nicholas Soames

Position:
Director and Senior Adviser

NHS Link: In February
2011 Marsh was appointed
by the Department of Health to conduct an ‘industry review’ of the NHS
Litigation Authority (NHS LA). The objective of the review was to ‘identify
opportunities to introduce greater commercial management and practice to
services. Lord Land voted on the Health and Social Care Bill with the government. Nicholas Soames also voted on the Health and Social Care bill with the government.

NHS link: Purchased
Tunstall a Telecare provider – Since 2010, Tunstall have been awarded contracts
to runtelehealth in areas that include; Oldham,
Birmingham,
Milton
Keynes, Wakefield,
Hillingdon,Blackburn,
to name but a few. A report by the British Medical Journal indicated
the costs of those using Telehealth was higher. Previous research used for
Telehealth came form the U.S and was funded by industry. Voted on and with the government on the Health and Social care bill.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company:Odgers BerndtsonBaroness: Baroness BottomleyPosition:Chair of Board and CEO practice - Shares in BroomcoLtd, which is a holding company of International
Resources Group Ltd, which owns Odgers Berndston. NHS link: Recruitment company providing people for NHS Management positions. Has been recruiting people into key positions in the new CCGs and have received £350,000 for this already. Richard Boggis-Rolfe the chairman of Odgers Berndtson has given £207,500 in donations
to the Conservative party between 28/09/2006 to 03/03/2010. Voted on the Health and Social Care Bill with the government.

NHS link: Recruitment
headhunter company - Provided services for Monitor for £219,400 in 2011/12/13 -
Consultancy
spend. Didn't vote on the Health and Social care bill.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company: PricewaterhouseCoopersLord: Lord Freeman (Conservative and Lord McConnell of GlenscorrodalePosition: Both Members of the Advisory boardNHS links: Key organisation in the development of the new CCGs, made possible by the health bill. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company: Real StaffingMP: Nadhim ZahawiPosition: Non Executive director of Sthree who are the parent company of Real StaffingNHS links: Have worked with CCGs to the tune of £2.6 million to provide staff. Research ongoing to find out the level of support. Mr Zahawi voted on the Health and Social Care Bill, which created the CCGs. Has spoken on CCGs in Parliament. See article on them here.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company: TLC Care GroupLord: Lord PopatPosition: OwnerNHS links: Company has gone on to work with the new CCGs, gaining £2,451,197.8 from Cambridgshire and Peterborough CCG and £115,895.26 from Herts Valleys CCG and £1,970,201 from Barnet CCG - FOI by Social investigations.

Thank you, thank you. You work is in the finest tradition of investigative journalism. A great shame many of your colleague's have reduced themselves to Politian's puppets or this information would then be in the mainstream news.

For one of the very few instances when the privatisation of the NHS was covered by the media (Al Jazeera): see the following link which explains just how, exactly, the tax payer ends up unwittingly financing the Tory party: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MGIVFUmyWo